Chambers and Partners has awarded Sidley 98 practice rankings and 134 lawyer rankings in Chambers Global 2024. Of these, 16 practice area rankings and 22 lawyer rankings are in Band 1. Notably, Michael J. Schmidtberger continues to be ranked above Band 1, and has been recognized as an Eminent Practitioner in the Hedge Funds (USA) category. The designation acknowledges him for balancing his hedge funds practice with his leadership of Sidley’s Executive Committee.
The firm has been ranked in Band 1 in the following practice areas:
- Agribusiness (Global Market Leaders)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) (China: International)
- Hedge Funds (USA)
- International Trade: Customs (USA)
- International Trade: Remedies & Policy (USA)
- International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- International Trade/WTO (Global Market Leaders)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (International Firms) (China: International)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance (USA)
The following Sidley lawyers have been ranked in Band 1:
- Mimma Barila — Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- Giselle Barth — Capital Markets: Securitization: Single Family Rental (USA)
- R.J. Carlson — Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Bruce Dailey — Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- Todd Friedbacher — International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- Tara A. Higgins — Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (USA)
- Steven Kolyer — Capital Markets: Securitisation: CRE CLOs (USA)
- Robert M. Kreitman — Capital Markets: Securitisation: Tax (USA)
- David Lashway — Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response (USA)
- Carrie Li — Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Marketa Lindt — Immigration: Business (USA)
- Nicolas J.S. Lockhart — International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- William Massey — Capital Markets: Structured Products (USA)
- Ted Murphy — International Trade: Customs (USA)
- Alan Charles Raul — Privacy & Data Security (USA)
- Matthew Sheridan — Capital Markets (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) (Indonesia: International); Capital Markets: International (Singapore)
- Andrew W. Shoyer — International Trade: Remedies & Policy (USA)
- Yuet Ming Tham — Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) (China: International)
- Effie Vasilopoulos — Investment Funds (International Firms) (China: International)
- Renee Xiong — Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Friven Yeoh — Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) (China: International)
The annual Chambers Global guide provides analyses of legal practitioners around the world based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel.
